National Day of Civic Hacking

The National Day of Civic Hacking is an opportunity for citizens, software developers, technologists, and entrepreneurs to use publically available data and technology to tackle civic or social challenges such as coordination of homeless shelters, or access to fresh, local, affordable food. Participants are encouraged to use open data such as the information found on New York State’s open data portal, OpenNY.

There are currently 121 events scheduled in 99 cities around the world, including a Hackathon at the White House. There are five events scheduled in three cities New York State – Albany, Rochester, and New York City.